The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily stopped the withdrawal of old Naira Notes from Feb. A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, halted the move in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara. The three states had specifically applied for an order of Interim Injunction restraining “the […]
A woman was pulled out alive after being trapped in the rubble of a building that collapsed 52 hours earlier due to a devastating earthquake in southeast Turkey. Pictures from broadcaster NTV on Wednesday showed emergency services in the province of Kahramanmaraş, near the border with Syria, carrying the woman on a stretcher to the […]
By Precious Akutamadu Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has donated the sum of N70 million to families of the three slain police officers and one injured Officer at the Rumuokoro flyover bridge in Port Harcourt. Wike on Tuesday presented the cheque of N20 million to each widow of the three slain officers and N10 million […]
By Funmilayo Adeyemi President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of three Rectors and Registrars of three Federal Polytechnics in the country. The is contained in a statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben Goong in Abuja on Wednesday. Dr Paul-Darlington Ndubuisi was appointed rector, […]
By Lizzy Okoji Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Ismail Yusuf, says no Nigerian is recorded among casualties of the earthquake that hit some cities in Turkey. Yusuf said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. According to him, the Embassy is on alert to know the […]
By Rotimi Ijikanmi Abuja, Feb. 7, 2023 (NAN) The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja accused some opposition parties of legally hamstringing President Muhammadu Buhari from providing relief for Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from naira redesign. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed levelled the accusation at the 23rd edition of […]
By Kingsley Okoye Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) says his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the National working committee (NWC) is null and void. Nnamani, who represents Enugu-East at the National Assembly, said this in a statement in Abuja. “The PDP suspension without hearing is incurably messy and will collapse,” he said. […]
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Navy has rescued 18 victims of human trafficking and apprehended two suspected traffickers at Rijiyar Lemu in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ayo-Vaughan said the rescue operation was sequel to […]
By Ebere Agozie The supreme court on Monday affirmed Ahmed Lawan, senate president, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. The lead majority judgment of three justices against […]
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged former Governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, of N2.9 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, struck out the EFCC’s suit for being in contravention with Section 105 (3) of the […]